tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789696898303902540.post7432071935209895193..comments2017-12-05T05:34:12.591-05:00Comments on UTSC Pulse: The great impersonal machinePulsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043775475086661095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789696898303902540.post-72024893146556282832013-04-10T18:34:24.158-04:002013-04-10T18:34:24.158-04:00I think thats a process that you have to go throug...I think thats a process that you have to go through to BECOME the unique person. If it were that easy ..then you wouldn&#39;t be unique. <br />Although I agree that its EXTREMELY irritating, when you KNOW you have what it takes...but you still dont make it. I think that if everyone had more patience...it wouldn&#39;t seem like we&#39;re floating in a sea. Incognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789696898303902540.post-57926129612004424952013-04-10T18:12:33.615-04:002013-04-10T18:12:33.615-04:00You&#39;re right, of course, Incognito: I don&#39;...You&#39;re right, of course, Incognito: I don&#39;t think bureaucracies can function any other way. Resumes and reference letters are probably the closest facsimile to a measure of character that we can use in the age of furious efficiency.<br /><br />That doesn&#39;t stop it from being incredibly frustrating, however, for young people trying to make their way in the world. I believe that we all feel anonymous, like loose papers in some filing system from hell. If all out lives can be summed up on a piece of 8 1/2-by-11 for the people who will determine out future, who are we but that sheet of paper? Can we be a unique person in a sea of unique people?Jasun Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14755510072716855038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789696898303902540.post-48039503416316518782013-04-10T11:54:21.561-04:002013-04-10T11:54:21.561-04:00It&#39;s scary how true this is. Like incredibly s...It&#39;s scary how true this is. Like incredibly scary. Beautifully written. And I can&#39;t even begin to explain how much I can relate to all of it.Moiz Maqsoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293173244300916623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789696898303902540.post-38503027800861515592013-04-10T11:30:14.679-04:002013-04-10T11:30:14.679-04:00Interesting thought :) When we were younger all we...Interesting thought :) When we were younger all we wanted to do was fit in..and now we want to stand out. I agree with everything said...but how else would you suggest bureaucracy to work if not through resumés and systems . Resumés dont outline your character...but what you do or your accomplishments says a lot about your personality. Whatever one achieves; hard work, determination, strive...these are all qualities one must posses to achieve anything, right? We&#39;er in the age of Instant Accessibility, where everything you need..you have to have it NOW. This is what society has become, how the whole world works. How can one fight that? You ask who are you now? Do you (in a generic sense) ..as a person...know exactly who you are? What defines identity? The government identifies us as a number...but its up to us, as individuals to decide whether that is what we want to be known as.I think that once you&#39;ve given yourself time to find out who you are...being identified as a number will be indifferent because you&#39;ll have the grounds to make a difference in society. You get to decide what your identity is..no one else :) Incognitonoreply@blogger.com